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ArticleScientific reports2018

Amino Acid Chiral Selection Via Weak Interactions in Stellar Environments: Implications for the Origin of Life.

Michael A Famiano, Richard N Boyd, Toshitaka Kajino, Takashi Onaka, Yirong Mo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Michael A FamianoDepartment of Physics and Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Western Michigan Univ., 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008-5252, USA. michael.famiano@wmich.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2305-9091
Richard N BoydNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588, Japan.
Toshitaka KajinoNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588, Japan.
Takashi OnakaDepartment of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, Univ. of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Yirong MoDepartment of Chemistry, Western Michigan Univ., 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008-5252, USA.
Tokyo University of Science · JPJoint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics · USNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan · JPWestern Michigan University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Magnetochiral phenomena may be responsible for the selection of chiral states of biomolecules in meteoric environments. For example, the Supernova Amino Acid Processing (SNAAP) Model was proposed previously as a possible mode of magnetochiral selection of amino acids by way of the weak interaction in strong magnetic fields. In earlier work, this model was shown to produce an enantiomeric excess (ee) as high as 0.014% for alanine. In this paper we present the results of molecular quantum chemistry calculations from which ees are determined for the α-amino acids plus isovaline and norvaline, which were found to have positive ees in meteorites. Calculations are performed for both isolated and aqueous states. In some cases, the aqueous state was found to produce larger ees reaching values as high as a few percent under plausible conditions.

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Evolution, ChemicalExtraterrestrial EnvironmentMeteoroidsOrigin of LifeStereoisomerismAmino AcidsMagnetic FieldsModels, TheoreticalAmino Acids

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PMID29891867
PMCPMC5995967
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